Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

A pair of sloth bear cubs were born at Smithsonian's National Zoo last month, on Dec. 7, the zoo shared in a press release.

What I saw in her work was a writer that was trying to illuminate the lives of others,” a faculty member recalled.

Mandy Moore detailed how she feels about likely not having any more children after welcoming kids Gus, 4, Ozzie, 3, and ...

In a paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, researchers have mapped how stress events during pregnancy can ...

Actor and singer Mandy Moore has shared her emotions about likely not having any more children, describing a sense of ...

The Zika virus epidemic that began in Brazil in 2015 and quickly spread to other countries caused an unprecedented flood of ...

The National Zoo has welcomed two newborn sloth bear cubs. The cubs are healthy and will remain off exhibit until spring 2026 ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have ...

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have ...

“Recent scientific studies have shown that one dose of the HPV vaccine is as effective as two doses. The CDC is following the ...